Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Ornate Jade Bracelet

2000-1500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent jade of a soft light green hue with large, creamy white, discolored areas

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period to Shang dynasty

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.8 x Diam. 7 x Thickness 0.6 cm (1 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.) Weight 115 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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